Suzuka SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list
SUPER GT makes its first visit of the year to the legendary Suzuka Circuit this weekend for the third round of the 2022 season. Here's how you can follow all the action.
Photo by: Masahide Kamio
The 52-lap Suzuka 300km precedes a two-month summer break, so success at the famous Japanese Formula 1 venue will be vital for each team to wrap up the first part of the season on a positive note.
Nissan has ruled the roost at Suzuka in recent years, with the #23 NISMO car of Ronnie Quintarelli and Tsugio Matsuda unbeaten in the last three races there, but the introduction of the all-new Z to replace the old GT-R - which was the clear class of the field at Suzuka - could change things altogether.
Honda in particular showed very strong pace at Suzuka in pre-season testing, and one of its three Bridgestone teams, the locally-based Real Racing (Koudai Tsukakoshi/Nobuharu Matsushita) comes into the race low on success ballast but high on motivation to turn around a poor start to the season.
Suzuka has also been a happy hunting ground for Dunlop in the past, so look for the NSX-GTs of Nakajima Racing (Takuya Izawa/Hiroki Otsu) and Mugen (Toshiki Oyu/Ukyo Sasahara) to likewise take advantage of their low success ballast.
In the Nissan camp, Mitsunori Takaboshi will be back in action after his huge crash at Fuji, which will only have strengthened the determination of he and NDDP Racing teammate Katsumasa Chiyo to claim their first GT500 win.
Toyota has traditionally struggled for performance at Suzuka, but Rookie Racing's championship leaders Kenta Yamashita and Kazuya Oshima will be looking to score solid points despite carrying 46kg of ballast.
In the GT300 class, GT3 cars have ruled the roost for the opening two rounds of the season, with Kondo Nissan pair Joao Paulo de Oliveira and Kiyoto Fujinami leading the championship after their win at Okayama ahead of Ryuichiro Tomita and Riki Okusa, who won last time out at Fuji.
Look for Subaru pair Takuto Iguchi and Hideki Yamauchi to make up for a disappointing showing at Fuji in their BRZ around a track that ought to favour the lighter, nimbler GT300-rules cars, as well as the so-called 'Mother Chassis' entries. Likewise, the Max Racing Toyota squad (Atsushi Miyake/Kimiya Sato) will also be hoping to emulate their 2021 success at Suzuka.
SUPER GT time schedule for Suzuka, Round 3
Times are Local/UK time (GMT+1)/EDT/PDT
Saturday May 28
Free practice (1h45 minutes) – 9.25am/1.25am/8.25pm (Friday)/5.25pm (Friday)
Qualifying – 2.45pm/6.45am/1.45am/10.45pm (Friday)
Sunday May 29
Warm-up – 1.10pm/5.10am/12.10am/9.10pm (Saturday)
Race (52 laps) – 2.30pm/6.30am/1.30am/10.30pm (Saturday)
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SUPER GT entry list for Suzuka, Round 3
GT500 class:
|
Manufacturer |
Team |
Tyre |
No. |
Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nissan Z GT500
|
NDDP Racing |
Michelin |
3 |
|
|
Team Impul |
Bridgestone |
12 |
|
|
|
NISMO |
Michelin |
23 |
|
|
|
Kondo Racing |
Yokohama |
24 |
|
|
|
Toyota GR Supra
|
Rookie Racing |
Bridgestone |
14 |
|
|
Racing Project Bandoh |
Yokohama |
19 |
|
|
|
TOM’S
|
Bridgestone
|
36
|
|
|
|
37 |
|
|||
|
Cerumo |
Bridgestone |
38 |
|
|
|
SARD |
Bridgestone |
39 |
|
|
|
Honda NSX-GT (Type S)
|
ARTA |
Bridgestone |
8 |
|
|
Team Mugen |
Dunlop |
16 |
|
|
|
Real Racing |
Bridgestone |
17 |
|
|
|
Nakajima Racing |
Dunlop |
64 |
|
|
|
Team Kunimitsu |
Bridgestone |
100 |
|
Bertrand Baguette
Ronnie Quintarelli
Giuliano AlesiGT300 class:
| No. | Team | Car | Tyre | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Inging | Toyota GR86 GT | B |
|
| 4 | Goodsmile Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Y |
|
| 5 | Team Mach | Toyota 86 MC | Y |
|
| 6 | Team LeMans | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | Y |
|
| 7 | BMW Team Studie | BMW M4 GT3 | M |
|
| 9 | Pacific CarGuy Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Y |
|
| 10 | Gainer | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 | D |
|
| 11 | Gainer | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 | D |
|
| 18 | Team UpGarage | Honda NSX GT3 | Y |
|
| 20 | Shade Racing | Toyota GR86 GT | D |
|
| 25 | Team Tsuchiya | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | Y |
|
| 30 | apr | Toyota GR86 GT | Y |
|
| 31 | apr | Toyota Prius PHV GR Sport | B |
|
| 34 | Busou Drago Corse | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 | D |
|
| 48 | NILZZ Racing | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 |
Y
|
|
| 50 | Arnage Racing | Toyota 86 MC | Y |
|
| 52 | Saitama Toyopet GB | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | B |
|
| 55 | ARTA | Honda NSX GT3 | B |
|
| 56 | Kondo Racing | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 | Y |
|
| 60 | LM Corsa | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | D |
|
| 61 | Subaru/R&D Sport | Subaru BRZ | D |
|
| 65 | LEON Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | B |
|
| 87 | JLOC | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | Y |
|
| 88 | JLOC | Lamborghini Huracan GT3 | Y |
|
| 96 | K-tunes Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | D |
|
| 244 | Max Racing | Toyota GR Supra GT300 | Y |
|
| 360 | Tomei Sports | Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 | Y |
|
Roberto Merhi
Tsubasa Kondo
JP de OliveiraCurrent SUPER GT championship standings
GT500 class:
| Pos. | Team/Car | Drivers | Points | Ballast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rookie Racing Toyota |  Kazuya Oshima Kenta Yamashita |
23 | 46kg |
| 2 |
Kunimitsu Honda
|
Naoki Yamamoto Tadasuke Makino |
18 | 36kg |
| 3 | NISMO Nissan |
|
15 | 30kg |
| 4 | TOM'S Toyota |
|
12.5 | 25kg |
| 5 | ARTA Honda | Tomoki Nojiri Nirei Fukuzumi |
11 | 22kg |
| 6 | Impul Nissan |
|
9.5 | 19kg |
| 7 | Cerumo Toyota | Yuji Tachikawa Hiroaki Ishiura |
8 | 16kg |
| 8 | NDDP Nissan | Katsumasa Chiyo Mitsunori Takaboshi |
6 | 12kg |
| 9 | Bandoh Toyota |
|
3.5 | 7kg |
| 10 | SARD Toyota | Yuhi Sekiguchi Yuichi Nakayama |
3 | 6kg |
| 11 | Real Racing Honda | Koudai Tsukakoshi Nobuharu Matsushita |
3 | 6kg |
| 12 | Kondo Nissan |
|
1.5 | 3kg |
| 13 | Mugen Honda |
|
0.5 | 1kg |
GT300 class (top 10):
| Pos. | Team/Car | Drivers | Points | Ballast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kondo Nissan | Kiyoto Fujinami
|
22 | 66kg |
| 2 | Gainer Nissan | Ryuichiro Tomita Riki Okusa |
15 | 45kg |
| 3 | UpGarage Honda | Takashi Kobayashi Kakunoshin Ota |
15 | 45kg |
| 4 | LEON Mercedes | Naoya Gamou Takuro Shinohara |
11 | 33kg |
| 5 | Subaru | Takuto Iguchi Hideki Yamauchi |
9.5 | 29kg |
| 6 | Pacific CarGuy Ferrari | Kei Cozzolino Naoki Yokomizo |
8 | 24kg |
| 7 | Drago Corse Nissan |
|
7.5 | 23kg |
| 8 | LeMans Audi | Satoshi Motoyama Yoshiaki Katayama |
6 | 18kg |
| 9 | Gainer Nissan | Hironobu Yasuda Keishi Ishikawa |
5 | 15kg |
| 10 | Goodsmile Mercedes | Nobuteru Taniguchi Tatsuya Kataoka |
4 | 12kg |
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